Lab grown meat in schools

Just last week, U.S. Senators Jon Tester and Mike Rounds have introduced the School Lunch Integrity Act of 2024, a bipartisan bill seeking to ban lab-grown meat in schools nationwide through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP). Right now, the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) decides what kind of meals schools can serve through the National School Lunch Program (NSLP) and School Breakfast Program (SBP). But they haven't given any instructions about using lab-grown meat in these programs.  This can change with your help. Will you sign today?  Keep Lab-Grown Meat Out of Schools! 30,690 have signed Kathleen O'Neil's petition. Let's get to 35,000! Sign now with a click Did you know lab-grown meat is approved for sale in the US–which means it could be coming to your child's school?  Lab-grown meat is an experimental food. It is made in factory "bioreactors." Companies take animal cells, put them in a bioreactor, and then add a chemical growth serum with hormones and other growth factors. Eventually, there's enough cellular mass to make a patty or meatball.  There are several reasons parents are concerned about lab-grown meat: There are no studies on its long-term health effects. Companies don't have to disclose what exactly is used in the chemical growth serum. Some companies use "immortalized" cells that grow like a tumor, according to Bloomberg News. Some lab-grown meat samples have had concerning levels of lead, according to Bloomberg. A whistleblower has filed a 257-page complaint about the government approval of lab-grown meat. Lab-grown meat is not something that has ever been in the human diet, and yet its advocates are deceptively calling it "clean meat" and acting like it's a better substitute for natural meat from a farm. Our children are not science experiments! Sign this petition to keep lab-grown meat out of schools. Sign now with a click Visit petition page Victories Every Day – 100% Funded by You Not beholden to politics or power brokers, Change.org is free for people everywhere to make change. Every day there are real victories for issues you care about, only possible because we are 100% funded by everyday people like you. Will you stand with us to protect the power of everyday people to make a difference? Support Change.org At Change.org, we believe in the voice of everyday people. Is there something that you want to change? Start a petition today The person (or organization) who is leading this petition is not affiliated with Change.org. Change.org is not responsible for the petition content. By clicking the sign now button, you authorize that you are Mary and you support this petition. If you'd like to ask others to sign the petition, you'll have a chance to do so after you sign it. Or, you can share this link. How useful was this email? 1 2 3 4 5 Not Useful Useful Unsubscribe from emails like this Unsubscribe from all Change.org emails Manage your email preferences · Privacy policy We'd love to hear from you! Contact us through our help center. Change.org · 548 Market St #29993, San Francisco, CA 94104-5401, USA